First GCC International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 26-28, 2019
Venue: Prince Sultan University, Riyadh
SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPT. 30
Proceedings Papers and Abstracts
Saudi Vision 2030 (Arabic) Saudi Vision 2030 (English)
Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=Nwwi778
Paper Template (Guidelines) Abstract Template
Theme: Role of Industrial Engineering in the Realization of Saudi Vision 2030
IEOM Society International, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is organizing the First GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 26-28, 2019. The conference aims to provide a forum for academics, researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas and recent developments in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. Authors can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only. Full paper submission is encouraged. All full papers will be subjected to double peer review. Accepted papers will be published in Proceedings and indexed by Scopus.
This conference is built around the three dimensions of GCC Vision; social, economic and technological developments.
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Season Riyadh
70-day mega event expected to attract 5 million visitors
Oct 11 – Dec 15
https://www.saudiseasons.sa/en/Pages/events.aspx?season=9&s=RiyadhSeason
https://www.saudievents.sa/?lang=en
https://www.saudiseasons.sa/en
eVisa for Saudi Arabia Visit
Tourists from 38 countries in Europe, 7 in Asia, as well as the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, will be eligible to apply for the new visas. The eVisa will be a one-year, multiple entry visa, allowing tourists to spend up to 90 days in the country. 3 steps: Fill the application, pay the visa fee and get your online Visa in 7 min.
https://visa.visitsaudi.com/
https://visa.visitsaudi.com/Registration/Verify
TRACKS:
Topics covering industrial issues/applications and research include, but are not limited to:
Tracks: Industrial & Manufacturing
- Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, Facilities Planning and Management, Production/Manufacturing Systems , Disassembly Scheduling and Remanufacturing
Tracks: Transport and Logistics
- Supply Chain Management/Engineering, Transportation and Traffic, Logistics Management, Reverse Logistics, Green Supply Chain Management, Closed-Loop Supply Chain, Circular Economy and Materials Management
Tracks: Operations Management
- Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Ergonomics, Financial Engineering, Healthcare Systems, Human Factors, Operations Management, Operations Research, Product Design and Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Production Planning and Management, Project Management, Quality Control and Management, Reliability and Maintenance, Simulation Modeling and Stochastic Modeling
Tracks: Energy & Water
- Energy Management, Energy Auditing, Green Energy, Renewable Energy, Desalination, Water Management and Water Treatment
Tracks: Environmental & Sustainability
- Sustainability and Green Systems, Sustainable Manufacturing, Sustainable Management, Sustainable Production and Quality Management, Pollution, Product Life Cycle Assessment, Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing and Waste Management
Tracks: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Engineering Education, Automation and Control, Technology Management, Innovation Management, Digital Transformation and Data Analytics and Big Data
Conference Leadership

Organizing Committee

COMPETITIONS:
Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners. ALL papers, posters or projects must be presented at the conference in riyadh and winners will be selected after the oral or poster presentation. Winners will be announced and recognized at the conference award dinner on November 28, 2019.
- Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS
- Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation
- Master Thesis Competition
- Doctoral Dissertation Competition
- Final Year Project (FYP)/Senior Capstone Design Project Poster Competition
- Undergraduate Research Competition
- Simulation Competition
- Lean Six Sigma Competition
- Logistics Supply Chain Competition
- Poster Competition
Important Dates
- Paper submission deadline: September 30, 2019
- Review Feedback: October 10, 2019
- Final Paper: October 20, 2019
- Registration: October 20, 2019
- Conference: November 26-28, 2019
University Partners
- Prince Sultan University
- Effat University
- Binghamton University, The State University of New York (SUNY), USA
- Eastern Michigan University, USA
- Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
- University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada
- Universite De Lorraine, Nancy cedex – France
- Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Surakarta, Indonesia
- Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
- Center for Advanced Systems Research and Education (CASRE), Tickle College of Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA
Sponsors and Corporate Partners
Organization Partners
- Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE)
- Saudi Society for Industrial and Systems Engineering
- African Engineering Education Association (AEES)
- BKSTI: Agency for Cooperation of Higher Education of Industrial Engineering, Indonesia
- Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE)
- International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)
- Pakistan Society of Industrial Engineers (PSIE)
- Society of Cost and Quality Engineers (SCQE)

Attendance Certificates will be provided for conference participants. Continuous Education Unit (CEU) is available. IEOM Society International will provide some awards and recognition at the 2019 IEOM GCC event.
Contact: info@ieomsociety.org
Past Conference Programs
- Program – Bangkok 2019
- Program – Pretoria 2018
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- Program – IEOM 2018 Paris
- Program – IEOM 2018 Bandung, Indonesia
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- Program – IEOM 2017 Rabat, Morocco
- Program – IEOM 2016 Detroit
- Program – IEOM 2016 Kuala Lumpur
- Program – IEOM 2015 Orlando
- Program – IEOM 2015 Dubai
- Program – IEOM 2014 Bali
- Program – IEOM 2012 Istanbul
- Program – IEOM 2011 Malaysia
- Program – IEOM 2010 Dhaka
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IEOM 2015 Dubai
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March 3-5, 2015
IEOM 2014 Bali
Grand Hyatt Hotel
January 7-9, 2014
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January 22-24, 2011
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ISSN: 2169-8767 (U.S. Library of Congress)
- Pilsen 2019
- Bangkok 2019
- Pretoria 2018
- Washington DC 2018
- Paris 2018
- Bandung 2018
- Bogota 2017
- Bristol (UK) 2017
- Morocco 2017
- Detroit 2016
- Kuala Lumpur 2016
- Orlando 2015
- Dubai 2015
- Bali 2014
- Istabul 2012
- KL 2011
- Dhaka 2010